[Shedskin-list] *ERROR* formal arguments of method must start with 'self'

[Jeff H. - DM&T <je...@du...>]

class mpnumeric(object):

    """Base class for mpf and mpc. Calling mpnumeric(x) returns an mpf

    if x can be converted to an mpf (if it is a float, int, mpf, ...),

    and an mpc if x is complex."""

    def __new__(cls, val):

        # TODO: should maybe normalize here

        if isinstance(val, cls):

            return val

        if isinstance(val, complex):

            return mpc(val)

        return mpf(val)


Beyond the standard naming convention for meta classes,  where "cls"
is used in place of "self" is there something about metaclasses that
shedskin would not like by design?

Or could the requirements for formal arguments be expanded in shedskin
to include "cls" in addition to "self" ??

I realize I can just change cls to self and make the ss compiler happy
for that method, but am I going in a direction that isn't appropriate
for ss?


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Jeff Hinrichs
Dundee Media & Technology, Inc
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